Warning: Kids putting detergent pods in mouth in viral challenge

ABC's Diane Macedo has more on the dangerous viral challenge involving Tide pods.

Doctors say you should be concerned about a new viral challenge involving laundry detergent pods.

Videos and pictures have surfaced online of teenagers intentionally putting the pods in their mouth.

The detergent already comes in a child-resistant packaging to keep young children from swallowing them.

Doctors warn that burns can result from putting the pods in your mouth.

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